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Coffee

Low concern

Coffee is a whole-food-derived beverage. Caffeine content can disturb sleep, raise heart rate/blood pressure acutely, and is generally not recommended for children or in pregnancy at high doses (>200 mg/day).

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What it is

Brewed beverage made from roasted seeds of Coffea arabica or Coffea canephora.

Beverage and flavoring; source of caffeine.

Why it's flagged

What regulators actually say

"For healthy adults, the FDA has cited 400 milligrams a day—that's about four or five cups of coffee—as an amount not generally associated with dangerous, negative effects."

FDA — Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much — fda.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Conventional food/beverage; caffeine GRAS in cola-type beverages (21 CFR 182.1180)

European Union — EFSA

Authorized food/beverage; EFSA opinion on caffeine safety (2015)

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